In 1818, a young Austrian priest named Joseph Mohr went for a walk on a cold and wintry night just days before Christmas.  He climbed a hill and looked down on the sleepy village which was his home.   He sighed deeply.  His nation had suffered greatly during the...

A few years ago, I wanted to use the sign outside of our church to advertise the upcoming Christmas Eve services.  I didn’t have enough “c’s” for the sign, so instead of Christmas, I put “xmas”.  Within a couple of hours someone from the church stopped into the office...

Last week I posted a picture on Facebook of an Advent Calendar with the caption, “I don’t care how old you are, you are never too old for one of these!”  It sparked an interesting discussion about Advent Calendars.  A few people used the comment section under the...